Rana Blad
Rana Blad is a Norwegian newspaper that published "Mandrake the Magician" daily strip.
History
"Rana Blad" is a daily regional newspaper based in Mo i Rana, covering the Northern Helgeland. It was founded in 1902 as "Dunderlandsdølen" and changed its name to "Rana Blad" in 1945.
Mandrake in Rana Blad
"Rana Blad" did run dailies of the Phantom up to 1962 and then replaced him with Mandrake. Mandrake was to be found in "Rana Blad" up to 1998.
Published stories
Daily stories
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| # | Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | "The City Jungle" | January 16, 1963 | ||
| 116 | "Narda's TV Show" | January 17, 1963 | March 21, 1963 | |
| 117 | "The Gamblers" | March 22, 1963 | ||
| 118 | "The First Visitors" | |||
| 119 | "The Aftermath" | |||
| 120 | "Smuggler's Luck" | |||
| 121 | "The Giant Toothache" | |||
| 122 | "Master of Magic" | |||
| 123 | "The Disturber" | November 4, 1964 | ||
| 124 | "The Butterfly Man" | November 5, 1964 | ||
| 125 | "The Chief" | |||
| 126 | "Return of the Mirror People" | September 28, 1965 | ||
| 127 | "The Team" | September 29, 1965 | ||
| 128 | "The Odd Fellow" | May 20, 1966 | ||
| 129 | "The Sign of 8" | May 21, 1966 | November 8, 1966 | |
| 130 | "The Witches" | November 9, 1966 | February 28, 1967 | |
| 131 | "The UFO" | March 1, 1967 | July 8, 1967 | |
| 132 | "The Trail of 8" | July 10, 1967 | ||
| 133 | "The Return of Evil" | March 23, 1968 | ||
| 134 | "The Secret Weapon Caper" | March 25, 1968 | ||
| 135 | "The Mysterious Bureau" | October 23, 1968 | ||
| 136 | "Dr Dell and 8" | October 24, 1968 | January 24, 1969 | |
| 137 | "The Gold Crisis" | February 25, 1969 | ||
| 138 | "The Evil Ones" | |||
| 139 | "Battle of Xanadu" | January 20, 1970 | ||
| 140 | "The Connoisseur" | January 21, 1970 | May 14, 1970 | |
| 141 | "The Bribe" | May 15, 1970 | September 14, 1970 | |
| 142 | "The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)" | September 15, 1970 | December 29, 1970 | |
| 143 | "Karma's Adventure" | December 30, 1970 | May 25, 1971 | |
| 144 | "Hojo's Tale" | May 26, 1971 | August 27, 1971 | |
| 145 | "The Clay Camel (plus Women's Lib!)" | September 1, 1971 | January 6, 1972 | |
| 146 | "Narda and the Cats" | January 7, 1972 | March 20, 1972 | |
| 147 | "Kolosso" | March 21, 1972 | July 20, 1972 | |
| 148 | "Magic Man" | July 21, 1972 | October 30, 1972 | |
| 149 | "The Rogues" | October 31, 1972 | February 14, 1973 | |
| 150 | "The Mission" | February 17, 1973 | May 23, 1973 | |
| 151 | "Trail of the Pusher" | May 24, 1973 | ||
| 152 | "Dr Xoz Prof. of Smells" | |||
| 153 | "The Ratmen of Rodencia" | March 25, 1974 | ||
| 154 | "The Incredible Thief" | March 29, 1974 | August 5, 1974 | |
| 155 | "Tale of Aleena" | August 7, 1974 | December 14, 1974 | |
| 156 | "Super-Elec" | December 16, 1974 | February 24, 1975 | |
| 157 | "The Bug Man" | February 25, 1975 | June 28, 1975 | |
| 158 | "The Cobra and the Cube" | June 30, 1975 | September 17, 1975 | |
| 159 | "The Search for the Cobra" | September 18, 1975 | December 4, 1975 | |
| 160 | "The Thieves" | December 5, 1975 | July 15, 1976 | |
| 161 | "Super Shark" | July 16, 1976 | October 14, 1976 | |
| 162 | "The Frame-Up" | October 14, 1976 | January 17, 1977 | |
| 163 | "The Evil Twin" | January 18, 1977 | May 31, 1977 | |
| 164 | "Narda and the Sheik" | June 1, 1977 | August 30, 1977 | |
| 165 | "The Mysterious Chief" | August 31, 1977 | November 22, 1977 | |
| 166 | "The Pacific Circle" | November 23, 1977 | April 10, 1978 | |
| 167 | "Mirage in Space" | April 11, 1978 | July 21, 1978 | |
| 168 | "8" | July 22, 1978 | December 1, 1978 | |
| 169 | "The Cooler" | December 2, 1978 | July 12, 1979 | |
| 170 | "Mu" | July 13, 1979 | December 20, 1979 | |
| 171 | "The Demon Dance" | December 21, 1979 | May 5, 1980 | |
| 172 | "Mandrake's Gangster Gallery" | February 6, 1980 | February 12, 1981 | |
| 173 | "Derek" | February 13, 1981 | May 27, 1981 | |
| 174 | "Aleena the Enchantress" | May 29, 1981 | January 20, 1982 | |
| 175 | "Hojo and 8" | January 21, 1982 | April 26, 1982 | |
| 176 | "Mandrake's Family" | April 27, 1982 | January 17, 1983 | |
| 177 | "The Short Cut" | January 18, 1983 | May 5, 1983 | |
| 178 | "Haunted Road" | May 6, 1983 | August 1, 1983 | |
| 179 | "The Crater World" | August 2, 1983 | December 12, 1983 | |
| 180 | "The Evil Spirit of the East Wind" | December 13, 1983 | May 22, 1984 | |
| 181 | "Badtown" | May 23, 1984 | August 23, 1984 | |
| 182 | "The Gangster Ship" | August 24, 1984 | October 18, 1984 | |
| 183 | "The Cruise Ship Mystery" | October 19, 1984 | January 18, 1985 | |
| 184 | "Little Man" | January 19, 1985 | May 18, 1985 | |
| 185 | "The Cloud" | May 20, 1985 | July 29, 1985 | |
| 186 | "The Frightful School Day" | May 30, 1985 | November 4, 1985 | |
| 187 | "Behind Death's Door" | November 5, 1985 | April 23, 1986 | |
| 188 | "The Supercomputer" | April 24, 1986 | ||
| 189 | "Reni's Place" | November 28, 1986 | ||
| 190 | "The Hijacking" | November 29, 1986 | February 25, 1987 | |
| 191 | "Lothar’s Afternoon" | February 26, 1987 | April 27, 1987 | |
| 192 | "The Murder Contract" | April 28, 1987 | August 6, 1987 | |
| 193 | "The Case of the Headless Man" | August 7, 1987 | November 30, 1987 | |
| 194 | "Aleena and the Smugglers" | December 1, 1987 | March 23, 1988 | |
| 195 | "Return of the Tinies" | March 24, 1988 | June 16, 1988 | |
| 196 | "Deadman's Key" | June 17, 1988 | November 3, 1988 | |
| 197 | "The Executioner from 8" | November 4, 1988 | January 28, 1989 | the last story in Rana Blad |